The Dillon tribune., 1887-07-29
ABOUT UMBRELLAS


ABOUT UMBRELLAS |
.,,e,e ORIGIN ASSOCIATED .'a;o-,,s1 WIT"
THEM 2a.oe RATHER TIA" MOISTURE
-. ). Relic Of Solar Wor-
rhe '" ,.... camps suns''"''e-r"e FASH
.''p-"''. ..,,c,e s : Folding Up Silk
,r,,,.-A sure Test.
r,orr arc those who suppose p c,,,,mht ,ht tae for
n lne'uf If thc umbrella is 10 .e SMELL .t.;a.;,, ~.
origin 'snn.s e need of some 1'ortaDle p'o.sv.,o1 .
ID na' ,he rain, which necu lo.'.'u ,,, enp,r ,,
froni - the invention OF 'ne 'l'oten s...a.a. un
sion H. ~ p philology and science, however, s,.
brel,', :, = different concl,lsl"'.' 'hc lo.'., l,
pom. p1n!l :, ne that the umbrella Is assoc,a.e''
telnsh n shadc % rather than moisture, ana me
with s''s ...a. r. is Il relic Of solar worship:
latter te..i .'.s' umbrella" is {; reduplicatetl
inc "S nf ,hc Latin word '!inbra, si2hl1y'hS
form ~ ). -. and means really I. little shade,
''snau., nu a,,nc way that caliga Qeggings) il
10 S, ~. ~ the word ''caliyu]a' 0ittle leg
f4tICL ~
gnes). ,oo,,,o;, +hc origin of tho word,
ha:lu1 '':, ,,ext procce,l to give the view OF u
We W.. W.. ,oorned specialist as to the dcriva-
cel'an ax tho article itself. The umbrella,
ton .,';nc - w. to our authority, is IL relic Of
'esv."rt e,." Worship was probably imported
soa. porsia. and its origin has no more to
Ilo,r = nth keeping off rain than with keep
w. ". ~ lightning or thunderbOlts. The
s..;"na nv Il il we'll known, were worship.
fs'h ~ - thc heavenly bodies, the sun o:cu-
us" en;,,c The same place among their hter-
Whhs Whs of ,lcitics as he does among his own
Mss' ~ Viewing him as an powerful, as
W., " ;rtel,ipcnt. cognizant Of the smallest
M sct of their lives, the Persians MT at last
Nv "non u sort Of portable screen which they
mint interposc between themselves and
& beams, securing for tho former pri"
Wv and for the latter ignor nee OF what
Hs deyotees were doing. This may sound
.,ather far fetched theory, but it is prob
nv the true ne, and whether or no, it il
asriain umbrellas did not originate in
either Europe or America.
THE UMBRELLA ABROAD.
In Siam the possession of umbrellas is
restricted to those of high rank. Mr.. Spen-
oar telling us that one of the titles Of tho
,nsky monarch there is "King Ut tho TIM
hrella Wearing Chiefs" In the two great
university towns of England etiquette dis
countenances under graduates appearing
on the streets with umbrellas, and only
permits the airing CT these luxurics to fell
lows and graduates. In fiction the person
Of Mrs. Camp has conferred on the UNI
}rella an Immortality which not even the
muse Of tragedy could do. Indeed, the
umbrella cuts but u poor figure in the
tragedy, while it is quite at home in the
fights Of comedy Or farce. Mrs. Camps
sunshale is so famous that it has given its
name to those fluffy, obese looking articles
which one is apt to associate with the
rantcr Of old times md with modern rep
lesentatiycs Of the Lime Kiln club. The
fashionable umbrella Is as different q
looking affair to one Of these as it is pos
sible to imagine. A greater contrast does
not exist between Il racer and Clytles-
dale than between the modern umbrella
and its voolly prototype of IL generation
ago. Tho former is made OF silk, is in.
varlably black, brown or green III hue, l.
lifted to Il light but strong framework,
and whether viewed rs u use or an Orna'
ment IS an cminently pleasing object tt
contemplate.
The umbrella is sometimes used us i;
weapon Of offc,lsc and defense, but il
rather a poor affair. II you want Il
strike your enemy u good ''swashin4
blow" you had better have recourse Il
some other implement than an umbrella
Viewed in this light, it presents more ia
cilitics for being used stiletto wise than a!
a claymorc or cutlass. Everything to it!
uses, and as you can't expect to keep rail-
III with y foil, 80 you must not hope t,
draw blood with an umbrella. II the lat
ter IL disappointing as IL weapon Of offens'
20 1t Is as a weapon OF defense.
THE SILK UMBRELLA.
II you arc the lawscssor.of II silk nm
brclla and arc dcsirous Of appr.is,,:. it
merits, see what proportion tho spread O
II when open bears to the diameter whel
smut To the extent the relation lmrtakc
Of the nature Of an inverse ratio. To tina
extent is your umbrella /; good one. Fold
ing up u silk umbrella is quite an art. tn
Mqnlsition of which seems wholly impos
sble to some people. You should gathe
the tips firmly together in your rigl
"a1l''. elevate your umbrella to Nh angl
~ i"rty-iivc degrees with the trunk of tn
ootly: then. commencing Mt the bottom
with your lett hand gather the folds {
Tue umbrella rapidly together. workin
I'LL the while toward tho top. When 20
nsie got MS far as the confining ban
s1op, adjust it, and your umbrella
nlaed. \ folded silk umbrella which h;
'olghts' in it OR measures more than tN
lnehes in diameter is ~ fraud, or else i
Mner does not possess the knack Of fol,
ing 1t up properly.
III the ease OF Ashantcc the ,nnbrcl
na l,s nsuret! as trophy, the great su
slI'oe OF King Coffee being all the Britis
,a'e I" show for their waste of blood IL,
treasure i'll equatorial Africa.
,. Ine material, hue and poisc Of All IL,
,n.. ie.l's arc :" man; critcra uf respect
,s.'!' \ man may deceive with his h